Daily Examen

The Daily Examen is a method of prayerful reflection on the events of the day gleaned from a technique described by St. Ignatius in his Spiritual Exercises, in order to detect God’s presence and discern his direction for us. No wonder it is one of the few rules of prayer that St. Ignatius made for the Jesuit order, the requirement that Jesuits practice the Examen twice daily —at noon and at the end of the day. In our busy academic environment, it provides a brief moment to still and commune with God through the day’s events. At twelve noon, each day, the whole school pauses for five minutes to observe this ancient practice of finding God in all our experiences.